Serie A: Napoli vs Inter preview

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March 7th, 2015
Back Serie A: Napoli vs Inter preview

Napoli will be looking to bounce back to winning ways when they host Inter Milan on Sunday. Rafael Benitez and his men have lost their last two league games, at Palermo and Torino, and those results left them just two points clear of fourth-placed Lazio in the final Champions League qualifying spot. If they fail to beat Inter then Lazio might steal their third place.

After last weekend's defeat at Torino Rafa Benitez might decide to make some changes, the likes of Gokhan Inler or Manolo Gabbiadini might get starting places. Inter Milan have done well after the winter break but last weekend they were defeated 1-0 at home to Fiorentina and dropped back to ninth position in the league table. If they want to stay in the race for an Europa League spot they must avoid defeat at Napoli.

Xherdan Shaqiri should be back in the starting line up after missing out last weekend, probably replacing Lukas Podolski as the former Arsenal forward has failed to impress in the Serie A so far. Napoli have defeated Inter 1-0 in the Coppa Italia in February while the reverse league match at San Siro ended 2-2 in October.

Probable line-ups:

Napoli: Andujar - Albiol, Strinic, Koulibaly, De Guzman, Maggio - Inler, Hamsik, David Lopez - Higuain, Jose Callejon

Inter Milan: Handanovic - Vidic, Campagnaro, Santon, Juan - Medel, Guarin, Brozovic - Palacio, Shaqiri, Icardi

My prediction: Napoli to win 2-1.

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

Napoli win - 10/11 Draw - 13/5 Inter win - 3/1

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